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UploadOriginally released on June 3, 2009.
What: Vocalo.org will give away an on-air wedding, broadcast live from its Anne Brodie Cameo Studio on Navy Pier in Chicago on June 25, as part of their month-long look at Marriage. The winning couple will be provided with a marriage license, cake, music by Vocalo.org’s house band, a minister to govern over the vows, hair and makeup for the bride, a Vocalo.org host-producer as master/mistress of ceremonies, a prime locale on Chicago’s biggest tourist attraction with a potential audience of millions worldwide to listen in on the special day.
Who: Vocalo.org is looking for couples to share their stories on-air. The couple with the best story -- about a knockout first date, a rollercoaster courtship, wacky future in-laws, you name it -- will win the Vocalo.org wedding. Know anybody? Send them to www.vocalo.org/marryme.
When: Interested couples should e-mail Vocalo.org at info@vocalo.org from now through June 12. Couples will then make their pitch live on-air by June 15. The lucky couple chosen as the winner will be notified on June 19. The wedding will take place at the Ann Brodie Olson Cameo Studio on Chicago’s Navy Pier on Thursday, June 25.
Why: First Comes Love: How Marriage Defines Us is Vocalo.org’s month-long initiative, and, “It wouldn't be complete without a wedding,” says Wendy Turner, the station’s general manager. We want to know why getting married in this ridiculous but really fun way would be the perfect beginning to wedded bliss.
Where: The wedding giveaway instructions and official rules can be found at www.vocalo.org/marryme. Music and stories about marriage are online at Vocalo.org. Vocalo.org can be heard on 89.5 FM throughout northwest Indiana, Chicago and southwest Michigan and streams online live to the world.
About Vocalo.org:
Vocalo.org is a website and radio station committed to fostering conversation between diverse constituents in the Lake Michigan region. Vocalo.org was started in June 2007 as an initiative of Chicago Public Radio to make public radio more open to the public at-large. The station invites everyone to join the conversation by uploading stories, interviews, and text to www.vocalo.org or by calling the hotline at 888-635-1112. Vocalo.org broadcast live from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and features all-night and weekend mix tapes of content during automated hours. Vocalo.org broadcasts on 89.5 FM to a footprint of 2.5 million residents in northwest Indiana, Chicago and southwest Michigan and streams online live to the world. As of 2009, Vocalo.org’s online community has grown to more than 3,500 contributors.# # #
Originally released on June 23, 2009.
What: Lindsey Bauer and Kevin Adank of Tulsa, Oklahoma, are the winners of a free wedding from Vocalo.org and will be married on Chicago’s Navy Pier this Thursday, June 25.
Lindsey and Kevin's prize includes cake from Tonya's Patisserie, hair and makeup for the bride by Brandi Anderson of Bella' Amore Weddings, and a $1,000 gift certificate from Albert's Jewelry. The prize also includes music by Vocalo.org’s house band, a minister, flowers, champagne, their marriage license, a Vocalo.org host-producer as master of ceremonies and a prime locale on Chicago’s biggest tourist attraction - Navy Pier - with a potential audience of millions worldwide to listen in on the special day.
During June, Lindsey and Kevin and fourteen other couples threw their bouquets in the Vocalo.org ring for a chance to win a free, on-air wedding. To enter the contest, couples retold their best stories of love and courtship (see “Who” for Lindsey and Kevin’s story).
Why: Lindsey and Kevin’s story won because it was judged by an illustrious panel to have taken the most exciting twists and turns and tugged with the most force on the heartstrings, all with storytelling style.
Who: When Lindsey met Kevin, she said to herself, "I'm gonna marry that guy someday." She was 11, and he had just helped fix her bike. They started dating when in their twenties, and their story takes a bittersweet turn as marriage entered the picture.
Kevin asked Lindsey's dad - whom she describes as her best friend - for permission to marry her two years ago. A year later - before Kevin had actually proposed to Lindsey - her dad died in a motorcycle crash. She says they're still devastated by the loss. Says Lindsey, "It's been extremely hard for me to plan a wedding knowing that he won't be there with me."
Which, Lindsey says, is why winning Vocalo.org's contest is such a perfect opportunity - allowing them to stage a memorable wedding without having to engage in a long planning process haunted by the absence of Lindsey's father.
Listen to audio from the rest of our contestants and read about the panel of judges at www.vocalo.org/marryme.
When: The wedding ceremony will take place on Thursday, June 25 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Events all day Thursday, June 25, will culminate to the on-air vows, including interviews with:
Tonya’s Patisserie, as they put the finishing touches on the wedding cake, 8:30 a.m.
Members of the wedding party and other close friends and family of the bride and groom, throughout the day
Bride and groom upon arrival, 2:30 p.m.
Bride, as she gets hair and makeup ready in the Ann Brodie Olson Cameo Studio, 3 p.m.
The groom, as he starts to get his game face on, 3:20 pm
Where: The wedding ceremony will take place at the Ann Brodie Cameo studio on Navy Pier, located at 848 E. Grand Avenue, Chicago. The wedding giveaway official rules are at www.vocalo.org/marryme. All are invited to share thoughts on Lindsey and Kevin’s fate by tweeting to @Vocalo, calling the hotline at 888-635-1112 or using the Shout Box at Vocalo.org. Music and stories about marriage are online at Vocalo.org from the month-long editorial initiative, “First Comes Love: How Marriage Defines Us”. Vocalo.org can be heard on 89.5 FM throughout northwest Indiana, Chicago and southwest Michigan and streams online live to the world.
About Vocalo.org:
Vocalo.org is a website and radio station committed to fostering conversation between diverse constituents in the Lake Michigan region. Vocalo.org was started in June 2007 as an initiative of Chicago Public Radio to make public radio more open to the public at-large. The station invites everyone to join the conversation by uploading stories, interviews, and text to www.vocalo.org or by calling the hotline at 888-635-1112. Vocalo.org broadcast live from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and features all-night and weekend mix tapes of content during automated hours. Vocalo.org broadcasts on 89.5 FM to a footprint of 2.5 million residents in northwest Indiana, Chicago and southwest Michigan and streams online live to the world. As of 2009, Vocalo.org’s online community has grown to more than 3,500 contributors.
# # #Originally released on June 18, 2009.
What: This month, fifteen local couples have thrown their bouquets in the Vocalo.org ring for a chance to win a free, on-air wedding. Judgment day is this Friday, when an illustrious panel will hash out on-air which couple’s story is worthy of the prize. The public is welcome to weigh in with the judges via Twitter and via the Vocalo.org Shout Box and hotline (see “Where” for details).
To enter the contest, couples retold their best stories of love and courtship. The couple with the story that takes the judges on the most exciting twists and turns, tugs with the most force on the heartstrings and does it with storytelling style will be the winners.
The prize includes a marriage license, cake, music by Vocalo.org’s house band, a minister to govern over the vows, hair and makeup for the bride, a Vocalo.org host-producer as master/mistress of ceremonies and a prime locale on Chicago’s biggest tourist attraction – Navy Pier - with a potential audience of millions worldwide to listen in on the special day.Who: Meet our courageous contestants and panel of judges at www.vocalo.org/marryme.
When: Judging will take place live on-air on June 19 from 1 to 2 p.m. The lucky couple chosen as the winner will also be notified on on-air June 19. The wedding will take place at the Ann Brodie Olson Cameo Studio on Chicago’s Navy Pier on Thursday, June 25 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Why: “First Comes Love: How Marriage Defines Us” is Vocalo.org’s month-long editorial initiative, and, “It wouldn't be complete without a wedding,” says Wendy Turner, the station’s general manager. We want to know why getting married in this ridiculous but really fun way would be the perfect beginning to wedded bliss.
Where: All are invited to share thoughts on the final couples’ fate by tweeting to @Vocalo, calling the hotline at 888-635-1112 or using the Shout Box at Vocalo.org. The wedding giveaway official rules are at www.vocalo.org/marryme. Music and stories about marriage are online at Vocalo.org. Vocalo.org can be heard on 89.5 FM throughout northwest Indiana, Chicago and southwest Michigan and streams online live to the world.
About Vocalo.org:
Vocalo.org is a website and radio station committed to fostering conversation between diverse constituents in the Lake Michigan region. Vocalo.org was started in June 2007 as an initiative of Chicago Public Radio to make public radio more open to the public at-large. The station invites everyone to join the conversation by uploading stories, interviews, and text to www.vocalo.org or by calling the hotline at 888-635-1112. Vocalo.org broadcast live from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and features all-night and weekend mix tapes of content during automated hours. Vocalo.org broadcasts on 89.5 FM to a footprint of 2.5 million residents in northwest Indiana, Chicago and southwest Michigan and streams online live to the world. As of 2009, Vocalo.org’s online community has grown to more than 3,500 contributors.
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